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The new research reports from Market Source Research, available for free download at the links above, examine Synchrony Financial
SYF, +0.17%
KKR & Co. Inc.
KKR, -0.21%
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI, +0.09%
Unum Group
UNM, +2.13%
Codexis, Inc.
CDXS, +2.24%
and Finisar Corporation
FNSR, +1.46%
on a fundamental level and outlines the overall demand for their products and services in addition to an in-depth review of the business strategy, management discussion, and overall direction going forward. Several excerpts from the recently released reports are available to today's readers below.

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Important Notice: the following excerpts are not designed to be standalone summaries and as such, important information may be missing from these samples. Please download the entire research report, free of charge, to ensure you are reading all relevant material information. All information in this release was accessed February 27th, 2019. Percentage calculations are performed after rounding. All amounts in millions (MM), except per share amounts.

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SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) REPORT OVERVIEW

Synchrony Financial's Recent Financial Performance

For the three months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, Synchrony Financial reported interest income of $4,876.00MM vs $4,291.00MM (up 13.63%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $1.08 vs $0.50 (up 116.00%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, Synchrony Financial reported interest income of $17,988.00MM vs $16,407.00MM (up 9.64%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $3.76 vs $2.43 (up 54.73%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on April 19th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2019. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.83. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $4.69 and is expected to report on January 22nd, 2020.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, KKR & Co. reported revenue of -$178.06MM vs $1,024.07MM and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.77 vs $0.33. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, KKR & Co. reported revenue of $2,395.84MM vs $3,557.28MM (down 32.65%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $2.14 vs $2.10 (up 1.90%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on May 2nd, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2019. Reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.42. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $1.95 and is expected to report on February 7th, 2020.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, Life Storage reported revenue of $141.48MM vs $135.57MM (up 4.36%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $0.88 vs $0.76 (up 15.79%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Life Storage reported revenue of $529.75MM vs $462.61MM (up 14.51%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $2.08 vs $1.97 (up 5.58%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on May 1st, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2019. Reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.30. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $5.81 and is expected to report on February 24th, 2020.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, Unum Group reported revenue of $2,880.80MM vs $2,839.20MM (up 1.47%) and basic earnings per share $1.16 vs $1.19 (down 2.52%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2018 vs December 31st, 2017, Unum Group reported revenue of $11,598.50MM vs $11,286.80MM (up 2.76%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $2.38 vs $4.39 (down 45.79%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on May 7th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2019. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.24. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $5.89 and is expected to report on February 4th, 2020.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, Codexis reported revenue of $16.95MM vs $9.98MM (up 69.73%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.04 vs -$0.21. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Codexis reported revenue of $50.02MM vs $48.84MM (up 2.43%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.50 vs -$0.21. Analysts expect earnings to be released on May 9th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2019. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.10.

For the three months ended October 31st, 2018 vs October 31st, 2017, Finisar reported revenue of $325.42MM vs $332.21MM (down 2.04%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.04 vs $0.05. For the twelve months ended April 30th, 2018 vs April 30th, 2017, Finisar reported revenue of $1,316.48MM vs $1,449.30MM (down 9.16%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.42 vs $2.26. Analysts expect earnings to be released on March 14th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending January 31st, 2019. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.02. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $1.11 and is expected to report on June 13th, 2019.

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